Hybrid Seminar: Teaching Children with Reading and Writing Difficulties

For over a decade, 25% of children in England haven’t learned to read or write as well as they need to. How can we best help them?
About this Event

Format

• Hybrid seminar: 4:45pm–6pm (UK time).
• In-person reception: 6pm–6:45pm (UK time), with soft and alcoholic drinks provided.

Registration

• Joining in-person, 4:45pm–6:45pm (UK time): Please stay on this page to complete your registration.
• Joining online, 4:45pm–6pm (UK time): Please use this link to register and receive your joining details.

About the event

Join us in-person for a hybrid seminar exploring the latest research, teaching approaches, and policy insights related to reading and writing difficulties in primary and early‑years education. This event is organised in partnership with the British Dyslexia Association (BDA).

What to Expect

• Insightful presentations from world‑leading literacy and education researchers
• Evidence‑based strategies for supporting children with reading and writing difficulties
• Discussion on educational policy for early literacy support
• Live Q&A with speakers
• An optional in‑person networking reception including soft and alcoholic drinks

Who Should Attend

• Teachers and Special Educational Needs (SEN) practitioners
• Education researchers
• School leaders
• Policymakers
• Anyone interested in literacy development and learner support

Speakers

• – Professor of Education specialising in literacy, special education, and teacher training at Southern Methodist University’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development (Dallas, US).
• – Chief Executive of the British Dyslexia Association (UK).
• – Professor in Psychology and Director of Research at the School of Psychology & Sport Science, Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, Bangor University (Wales, UK).

And our own UCL IOE Balancing Act Initiative team who have just published new work on children with reading and writing difficulties:

• – Associate Professor, and Programme Leader for the National Award in SEN Coordination, IOE (England, UK)
• Charlotte Hacking – Teacher Engagement Lead, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0 to 11 Years) (HHCP), IOE (England, UK)
• – Research Assistant, HHCP, IOE (England, UK)
• – Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at IOE, and Founding Director of the HHCP (England, UK)

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Contact

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